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5 days ago
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Ex-RNC Spokesperson Says Trump Is In 'Deep Trouble' With This Key Group
Former Republican National Committee spokesperson Tim Miller on Friday argued that Donald Trump's support is weakening in the so-called 'manosphere' — an online community of hyper-masculine, anti-establishment comedians and podcasters that were a key component to his election win. Miller, now with the anti-Trump conservative site The Bulwark, joined MSNBC to address Trump navigating backlash from his coalition over his administration's handling of files tied to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Miller, citing Trump's famous Fifth Avenue comments, predicted that the president's main base would 'come back around to him' but the manosphere's support has been fading because 'they don't like being played for fools.' 'They're not in the cult, they were with Trump as a matter of convenience,' he told host Nicolle Wallace. Podcasters like Theo Von, Andrew Schulz, Joe Rogan — all of whom hosted Trump on their shows last year as the campaign looked at young men as a key voting cohort in the lead-up to the election — are among those whohavecriticized the administration over the Epstein files in recent weeks. Miller, while arguing that Trump's support with the manosphere is dwindling, pointed to comedian Shane Gillis' ESPY Awards hosting gig where he quipped that a joke about Epstein got 'deleted' from his opening monologue. He noted that Gillis has appeared on Schulz's 'Flagrant' podcast. 'So he's in deep trouble with that crowd,' Miller stressed. Moments earlier, Miller declared that Trump 'totally misjudged' whether his base cared about the Epstein case. Elsewhere in the segment, Wallace claimed that Trump's 'miscalculation' may have been his lack of appreciation for 'the depths' to which FBI director Kash Patel and FBI deputy director Dan Bongino were invested in Epstein conspiracy theories. She added that Trump also may not have appreciated what animates the manosphere: conspiracy theories and 'distrust of institutions.' 'It's not that they liked Trump, they liked Trump to the extent that he was adjacent to the conspiracies, that he seemed like a fellow traveler in helping them get to the bottom of them. They didn't like him for his policy positions or his looks,' Wallace said. Related... 'Blackmail': Rosie O'Donnell Rips CBS For Kissing 'Madman' Trump's Ring After Colbert News Trump's WSJ Lawsuit Has Social Media Users Cheering For 1 Unexpected Reason Trump Sues WSJ Reporters, Murdoch For Libel After Epstein Birthday Card Story
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23-06-2025
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‘A bum': Trump looks to oust GOP Congressman for publicly opposing Iranian nuclear strikes
Tim Miller, Host of The Bulwark Podcast joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the fracture inside the MAGA movement over the Donald Trump further increasing involvement in the Iran and Israel conflict, by launching an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, which contradicts much of the basic foreign policy principles of the 'America First' agenda.
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22-06-2025
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Mark Cuban Turned Down the Offer When Asked to Submit to be Kamala Harris' Vice President in 2024 Presidential Election: ‘I'm Not Very Good as the Number Two Person'
During a recent appearance on 'The Bulwark' podcast, Mark Cuban revealed he was invited to submit himself for consideration to become former Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate in the 2024 presidential election. However, the 'Shark Tank' star, an outward supporter of the Harris campaign, turned the offer down. Interviewer Tim Miller opened the segment by prefacing that he had heard rumors at MSNBC that Cuban was tapped to join Harris on the campaign trail. More from Variety Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert Mock Trump for Complaining on Juneteenth About 'Too Many Non-Working Holidays': 'Juneteenth Is a Day of Joy - So Donald Trump Doesn't Like It' Trump Is 'Flouting the Law' in Delaying Enforcement of TikTok Ban, a Top Senate Democrat Says Trump Says David Ellison Is 'Great, He'll Do a Great Job' Running Merged Skydance-Paramount, as FCC Deal Approval Is Still Pending 'There was some green room gossip at MSNBC,' Miller said. 'I wouldn't tell you this if it wasn't pretty good. Somebody I kind of trust said that they asked you to send in VP vetting papers and you said, 'No, the list would be too long.' Is that true?' Cuban confirmed the rumors to be true and elaborated on his decision to bow out of the race. 'The second part of that, my response was I'm not very good as the number two person,' Cuban explained. 'And so if the last thing we need is me telling Kamala, you know, the president that, 'No, that's a dumb idea.' Right? And I'm not real good at shaking hands and kissing babies.' Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was the one ultimately selected to run alongside Harris. There was speculation that her runner-up choices would've been Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, former governor of North Carolina Roy Cooper or Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Donald Trump, who went on to win the 2024 election, selected JD Vance as his vice president. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? 25 Hollywood Legends Who Deserve an Honorary Oscar
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21-06-2025
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Mark Cuban Says He Turned Down Kamala Harris' Offer to Be Considered for VP: ‘I'm Not Very Good as a No. 2'
Mark Cuban says he turned down an offer to be a candidate for Kamala Harris' vice president, telling The Bulwark podcast that he didn't even consider it because his personality isn't right for the second-fiddle job. The tech billionaire and 'Shark Tank' host's revelation during an appearance on Tim Miller's podcast caught the attention of Fox News, where the hosts of 'Fox & Friends Weekend' bandied about the idea of the Dallas Mavericks minority owner-as-veep. 'My response was I'm not very good as a number two person,' Cuban said on the clip they played from Tim Miller's show. 'It's the last thing we need is me telling Kamala, 'No, that's a dumb idea.' I'm not real good at shaking hands. My personality was different than times and backgrounds, and I think I've cut through the [bleep] more directly and impact on hearing — not a politician. So [I] would have been different but would have been awful … she would have fired me.' Fox News guest contributor Kaylee McGhee White responded by saying Harris may have dodged a bullet – even if Cuban was only asked to go through the vetting process (and was not necessarily the top choice). 'The fact there's an option worse than Tim Walz is really astounding, and I consider Mark Cuban to be far worse,' she said. 'It's interesting he says the reason not going through the vetting process is he didn't want to be Kamala Harris' No. 2. That suggests one of two things: Either Mark Cuban has political aspirations for the future, which are unfortunate consequences of Trump's race, convinced every mid-celebrity they can be high up in the politics.' She also considered that Cuban saw the Harris campaign as 'a sinking ship.' McGhee White added that Democrats are still looking for a scapegoat for Harris' defeat, but disagreed with the notion that they have no leaders. 'They're not leaderless or genderless and [there are] plenty of loud voices setting a tone for the party, and they happen to be trying to be arrested and storing these facilities and garaging into the press conferences,' she said. 'And they want to train them to open the borders and flood with crime and chaos.' Watch the entire exchange in the above clip. The post Mark Cuban Says He Turned Down Kamala Harris' Offer to Be Considered for VP: 'I'm Not Very Good as a No. 2' | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
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17-06-2025
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‘The response on the right has been absolutely deranged': Tim Miller reacts to Minnesota shootings
Tim Miller, Host of The Bulwark Podcast, Claire McCaskill, former Democratic Senator from Missouri join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the heinous politically motivated attack in Minnesota where 2 lawmakers and their spouses were shot, leaving one lawmaker and her husband dead, and how some of the most influential members of the right wing eco-system like Elon Musk and Senator Mike Lee have only made the situation worse with conspiracy theories and false statements.
